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Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Known for: Acting

Born 22/10/1938
Place of birth Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Professor Yana

2005

The Crown Series ★ 8,2

The Crown

Duke of Windsor

2016

Frasier Series ★ 7,7

Frasier

Jackson Hedley

1993

The Amazing World of Gumball Series ★ 8,5

The Amazing World of Gumball

Narrator (voice)

2011

Jason and the Argonauts Series ★ 6,5

Jason and the Argonauts

Phineas

2000

NOVA Series ★ 7,1

NOVA

Voice of Ernest Shackleton

1974

Horizon Series ★ 7,5

Horizon

Narrator

1964

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Winner

1956

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

1956

Minder Series ★ 7,2

Minder

Freddie Fenton

1979

Gladiator Film ★ 8,2

Gladiator

Gracchus

2000

Ludwig Series ★ 7,8

Ludwig

Mr. Todd

2024

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,9

Agatha Christie's Marple

Colonel Protheroe

2004

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

The Stranger

1979

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

Drioli

1979

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Gerry

1967

The Sandman Series ★ 7,8

The Sandman

Erasmus Fry

2022

Inside No. 9 Series ★ 8,1

Inside No. 9

Webster

2014

Good Omens Series ★ 8,0

Good Omens

The Metatron

2019

Good Omens Series ★ 8,0

Good Omens

Metatron

2019

Who Do You Think You Are? Series ★ 7,0

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

2004

The Borgias Series ★ 7,6

The Borgias

Cardinal Orsini

2011

Doctor Who Confidential Series ★ 8,0

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

Cinderella Film ★ 6,8

Cinderella

King

2015

Gladiator II Film ★ 6,6

Gladiator II

Gracchus

2024

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

George Salisbury

1986

Murder on the Orient Express Film ★ 6,7

Murder on the Orient Express

Edward Henry Masterman

2017

Remembers… Series ★ 7,5

Remembers…

Self

2022

The BBC Television Shakespeare Series ★ 6,0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Richard II

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare Series ★ 6,0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Hamlet

1978

In the Night Garden Series ★ 6,5

In the Night Garden

Narrator (voice)

2007

I, Claudius Series ★ 7,8

I, Claudius

Claudius

1976

The King's Speech Film ★ 7,7

The King's Speech

Archbishop Cosmo Lang

2010

Tomb Raider Film ★ 6,4

Tomb Raider

Mr. Yaffe

2018

The Civil War Series ★ 8,0

The Civil War

William Russell / Various (voice)

1990

Cadfael Series ★ 7,5

Cadfael

Brother Cadfael

1994

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 7,5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

William Drew

1971

Baseball Series ★ 7,6

Baseball

Various (voice)

1994

Baseball Series ★ 7,6

Baseball

(voice)

1994

Heartstopper Forever Film ★ 7,2

Heartstopper Forever

Pete

2026

The Golden Compass Film ★ 6,1

The Golden Compass

Magisterial Emissary

2007

Les Misérables Series ★ 7,3

Les Misérables

Bishop Myriel

2018

Underworld: Evolution Film ★ 6,6

Underworld: Evolution

Alexander Corvinus

2006

Budgie Series ★ 7,2

Budgie

Herbert Fletcher

1971

Vicious Series ★ 7,5

Vicious

Stuart Bixby

2013

Nanny McPhee Film ★ 6,7

Nanny McPhee

Mr. Wheen

2005

Last Tango in Halifax Series ★ 7,1

Last Tango in Halifax

Alan

2012

Titanic: Blood and Steel Series ★ 7,2

Titanic: Blood and Steel

Lord Pirrie

2012

The Pallisers Series ★ 6,4

The Pallisers

Lord Fawn

1974

The Day of the Jackal Film ★ 7,5

The Day of the Jackal

Inspector Caron

1973

Series ★ 7,0

Wedden, dat..?

Self

1986

The Jury Series ★ 7,1

The Jury

George Cording QC

2002

Series ★ 6,8

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Series ★ 6,4

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)

1992

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Dom Claude

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Archibald Craven

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Imposter

1951

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour Series ★ 8,1

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Narrator

2019

Gosford Park Film ★ 6,8

Gosford Park

Probert

2001

Hamlet Film ★ 7,3

Hamlet

King Claudius

1996

The West Series ★ 8,4

The West

Self (voice)

1996

The Storyteller: Greek Myths Series ★ 8,2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

Daedalus

1991

The Secret of NIMH Film ★ 7,4

The Secret of NIMH

Nicodemus (voice)

1982

The Odessa File Film ★ 6,6

The Odessa File

Klaus Wenzer

1974

Tolkien Film ★ 6,9

Tolkien

Professor Joseph Wright

2019

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies Series ★ 7,0

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies

Sir Ralph Unwin

2023

Hereafter Film ★ 6,1

Hereafter

Derek Jacobi

2010

The Lost Pirate Kingdom Series ★ 7,2

The Lost Pirate Kingdom

Narrator

2021

Affairs of the Heart Series ★ 7,0

Affairs of the Heart

Bertram Braddle

1974

Henry V Film ★ 7,1

Henry V

Chorus

1989

Series ★ 7,0

Mist: Sheepdog Tales

Narrator

2007

The American Buffalo Series ★ 7,4

The American Buffalo

(voice)

2023

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka Series ★ 6,6

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

The Master (voice)

2003

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Eric

1956

Come Away Film ★ 5,8

Come Away

Mr. Brown

2020

The Body Film ★ 5,5

The Body

Father Lavelle

2001

Doctor Who Greatest Moments Series ★ 7,1

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Self

2009

Dead Again Film ★ 6,4

Dead Again

Franklyn Madson

1991

My Week with Marilyn Film ★ 6,7

My Week with Marilyn

Sir Owen Morshead

2011

Shakespeare Uncovered Series ★ 7,3

Shakespeare Uncovered

Himself

2012

Ironclad Film ★ 6,2

Ironclad

Cornhill

2011

The Long Firm Series ★ 7,2

The Long Firm

Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby

2004

Inside the Third Reich Series ★ 7,0

Inside the Third Reich

Adolf Hitler

1982

Effie Gray Film ★ 6,0

Effie Gray

Travers Twiss

2014

Anonymous Film ★ 6,4

Anonymous

Prologue

2011

The Medusa Touch Film ★ 6,8

The Medusa Touch

Townley - Publisher

1978

Series ★ 10,0

London

Tacitus

2004

Mr Pye Series ★ 4,2

Mr Pye

Mr Pye

1986

Looking for Richard Film ★ 6,8

Looking for Richard

Self - Interviewee

1996

Tinsel Town Film ★ 5,8

Tinsel Town

Albert

2025

Grace of Monaco Film ★ 6,0

Grace of Monaco

Fernando D'Aillieres

2014

The Human Factor Film ★ 5,8

The Human Factor

Arthur Davis

1979

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Film ★ 6,1

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

1998

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans Film ★ 5,2

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Claudius

2019

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Film ★ 5,7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Dom Claude Frollo

1982

Juliet & Romeo Film ★ 6,0

Juliet & Romeo

The Friar

2025

Diamonds Series ★ 6,0

Diamonds

2009

The History of Love Film ★ 6,5

The History of Love

Leopold Gursky

2016

Adam Resurrected Film ★ 6,1

Adam Resurrected

Dr. Nathan Gross

2008

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Film ★ 7,2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)

2004

Enigma Film ★ 5,6

Enigma

Kurt Limmer

1982

Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge Film

Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge

2017

Stratton Film ★ 5,1

Stratton

Ross

2017

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Film ★ 7,0

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

2003

The Gathering Storm Film ★ 6,7

The Gathering Storm

Stanley Baldwin

2002

Strings Film ★ 6,6

Strings

Nezo

2004

U-Boat Wargamers Series ★ 6,8

U-Boat Wargamers

Narrator (voice)

2023

Moss & Freud Film ★ 5,5

Moss & Freud

Lucian Freud

2026

The Gospel of Luke Film ★ 7,6

The Gospel of Luke

Narrator (voice) – King James Version

2015

Up at the Villa Film ★ 5,3

Up at the Villa

Lucky Leadbetter

2000

Muse of Fire Film ★ 6,5

Muse of Fire

Self

2013

The Secret Garden Film ★ 7,7

The Secret Garden

Archibald Craven

1987

Endgame Film ★ 5,9

Endgame

Rudolph Agnew

2009

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Film ★ 6,4

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

Lord Palmerston

2019

Series

In My Defence

Emile Zola

1991

There Be Dragons Film ★ 5,1

There Be Dragons

Honorio

2011

Allelujah Film ★ 5,4

Allelujah

Ambrose

2023

The Making of Gosford Park Film ★ 5,3

The Making of Gosford Park

Self

2002

Two Men Went To War Film ★ 6,7

Two Men Went To War

Maj. Merton

2002

Othello Film ★ 6,4

Othello

Cassio

1965

Broken English Film ★ 7,6

Broken English

The Narrator

2026

Breaking the Code Film ★ 5,6

Breaking the Code

Alan Turing

1996

The Host Film ★ 5,6

The Host

Dr. Hobson

2020

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Film ★ 6,2

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Father Leonor Fousnel

1999

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Film ★ 6,2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Claudius/Spooner

2013

Aladdin Film ★ 5,6

Aladdin

The Magician (voice)

1992

Man of Straw Series

Man of Straw

Diederich Hessling

1972

Much Ado About Nothing Film ★ 6,3

Much Ado About Nothing

Don John

1967

Charlotte Film ★ 8,0

Charlotte

Daberlohn

1981

Frank and Percy Film

Frank and Percy

2026

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On Film ★ 7,0

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

Mr. Operatski (voice)

2004

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy Film ★ 7,0

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Narrator (voice)

2006

The Tenth Man Film ★ 6,7

The Tenth Man

The Imposter

1988

A Bunch of Amateurs Film ★ 5,8

A Bunch of Amateurs

Nigel Dewberry

2008

Last Will. & Testament Film ★ 5,3

Last Will. & Testament

Himself

2012

Margot Film ★ 5,5

Margot

Fred Ashton

2009

Film ★ 8,0

The Fool

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

1990

A Bird Flew In Film

A Bird Flew In

David

2022

Philby, Burgess and Maclean Film ★ 5,4

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Guy Burgess

1977

Basil Film ★ 5,5

Basil

Father Frederick

1998

The Statue of Liberty Film ★ 7,1

The Statue of Liberty

Self (voice)

1985

Morris: A Life with Bells On Film ★ 6,5

Morris: A Life with Bells On

Quentin Neely

2009

Ultimate Fights from the Movies Film ★ 5,0

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)

2002

The Old Curiosity Shop Film ★ 5,0

The Old Curiosity Shop

Grandfather

2007

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet Film ★ 8,0

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio

2016

Three Sisters Film ★ 4,3

Three Sisters

Andrei

1970

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke Film ★ 9,0

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

Martin Beck

1980

Revelation Film ★ 5,1

Revelation

Librarian

2001

National Theatre Live: King Lear Film ★ 7,0

National Theatre Live: King Lear

King Lear

2011

Blue Blood Film ★ 4,4

Blue Blood

Gregory

1974

The Secret Garden Film ★ 5,9

The Secret Garden

Archibald Craven (voice)

1994

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus Film

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

Daedalus

1991

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Film ★ 7,7

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Scrooge

2017

I, Claudius: A Television Epic Film ★ 7,0

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

Self

2002

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Film ★ 7,0

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Various Characters

2000

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba Film ★ 7,3

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Self

2022

Venom Film ★ 10,0

Venom

Narrator

2015

Mysterious Castles of Clay Film ★ 6,4

Mysterious Castles of Clay

Narrator

1978

David Macaulay: Pyramid Film

David Macaulay: Pyramid

Hordedef (voice)

1989

Guantanamero Film ★ 4,0

Guantanamero

Guido

2007

Little Dorrit Film ★ 6,4

Little Dorrit

Arthur Clennam

1987

The Devil of Christmas Film

The Devil of Christmas

2016

Achilles Film ★ 5,5

Achilles

Narrator

1995

One Corpse Too Many Film

One Corpse Too Many

Brother Cadfael

1994

The Ties That Bind Us Film

The Ties That Bind Us

The Master (archive footage)

2008

Revengers Tragedy Film ★ 5,8

Revengers Tragedy

The Duke

2002

The Martini Shot Film ★ 5,7

The Martini Shot

Errol

2023

Sidney Turtlebaum Film ★ 3,3

Sidney Turtlebaum

Sidney Turtlebaum

2008

Diamonds Film ★ 4,7

Diamonds

Piers Denmont

2009

Joe Maddison's War Film ★ 4,2

Joe Maddison's War

Mr. Simpson

2010

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene Film ★ 1,0

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

Narrator (voice)

2013

The Leper of St. Giles Film

The Leper of St. Giles

Brother Cadfael

1994

Hamlet Film ★ 6,2

Hamlet

Hamlet

1980

One of Those Days Film ★ 7,3

One of Those Days

Howard Whittam

2008

The Congress Film ★ 7,6

The Congress

(voice)

1989

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy Film

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Narrator(voice)

2005

Good Omens T3: El final Film

Good Omens T3: El final

Film

The Vampyre: Blood & Ink

Discovering Hamlet Film ★ 5,9

Discovering Hamlet

Himself

1990

The Chimes Film ★ 7,0

The Chimes

Narrator

1999

Muse Film

Muse

The Lawyer

2019

The Riddle Film ★ 4,8

The Riddle

The Tramp / Charles Dickens

2007

Series ★ 9,0

The Velvet Claw

Narrator

1992

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 6,0

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus (voice)

2001

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration Film ★ 4,5

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Self

2024

Say Your Prayers Film ★ 7,4

Say Your Prayers

Father Enoch

2021

The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky Film ★ 4,5

The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)

2002

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC Film

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2015

David Macaulay: Roman City Film ★ 9,0

David Macaulay: Roman City

Marcus Fabricius (voice)

1994

Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space Film ★ 9,0

Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

President

2007

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher Film

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Jeremy Fisher (voice)

1994

Inquisition Film ★ 7,0

Inquisition

Cardinal Grand Inquisitor

2002

Nothing Is Truer than Truth Film ★ 3,5

Nothing Is Truer than Truth

2018

The Virgin in the Ice Film

The Virgin in the Ice

Brother Cadfael

1995

Animated Epics: Beowulf Film ★ 6,2

Animated Epics: Beowulf

Narrator ( voice )

1998

Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum) Film ★ 6,4

Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)

Narrator (voice)

2011

On Wings of Fire Film ★ 8,8

On Wings of Fire

Self

1986

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood Film

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2021

Film

Lead Heads

The Wyvern Mystery Film ★ 5,2

The Wyvern Mystery

Squire Fairfield

2000

Film ★ 9,0

Wilfred

Voice

2000

Witness Against Hitler Film ★ 8,0

Witness Against Hitler

General

1996

Pinochet in Suburbia Film ★ 5,3

Pinochet in Suburbia

Senator Augusto Pinochet

2006

Strength and Honor: Production Pods Film

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

Self

2005

Richard II Film ★ 8,0

Richard II

King Richard II

1978

Film ★ 6,6

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985

Film

The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

Narrator

2013

Charles Dickens's England Film

Charles Dickens's England

Himself - Presenter

2009

Film

The Fishing Match

Eric

1962

Pompeii and the Roman Villa Film

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Narrator

2008

The Vision Thing Film

The Vision Thing

George Salisbury

1993

The Sanctuary Sparrow Film

The Sanctuary Sparrow

Brother Cadfael

1994

Great Escape: The Untold Story Film ★ 7,5

Great Escape: The Untold Story

Narrator

2001

Bye Bye Blackbird Film ★ 5,3

Bye Bye Blackbird

Lord Dempsey

2005

David Macaulay: Mill Times Film

David Macaulay: Mill Times

Priam Huntington (voice)

2001

David Macaulay: Cathedral Film

David Macaulay: Cathedral

Pierre (voice)

1986

You Film

You

Man

2013

The Halloween Kid Film

The Halloween Kid

Narrator

2012

Jail Caesar Film ★ 6,3

Jail Caesar

Sulla

2012

The Dinosaur Hunters Film ★ 6,5

The Dinosaur Hunters

Narrator (voice)

2002

Mr. Pye Film

Mr. Pye

Mr. Pye

1986

Film

Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

Himself

2020

Stranger in Town Film ★ 7,7

Stranger in Town

The Stranger

1982

Film

2018: A Year in the Life of a Year

2018

Film ★ 7,8

Circles of Deceit

Randal

1993

Film ★ 7,0

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Victor

2004

The Art of Francis Bacon Film

The Art of Francis Bacon

Derek Jacobi

2007

Monk's Hood Film

Monk's Hood

Brother Cadfael

1994

Breaking The Codes Film

Breaking The Codes

2020

Film

Venom! Nine Ways to Die

Narrator

Film ★ 7,0

Anastezsi

Balzer

2007

Pearl Islands Film ★ 7,0

Pearl Islands

Self

2022